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a PRETTY PUZZLE.
How Bright Little Midget Showed He
Love for Mamma.

Love for Mamma.
Mrs. Blanchard was entertaining
some friends In the parlor one evening
when she heard a small voice she knew
SO well saying: "Please excuse, me,
mamma. " Then she saw a little figure
standing in the doorway in a long
white gown, with tangled curls and
bright eyes. too bright for ten o'clock
at night, thought Mrs. Blanchard.
Midget ran across the room to the
refuge that had never failed--mother'
arms. mamma, DEAR" pleaded the
little night owl, II just learned to-day
how to tell you love you in such a
beautiful new way. Please. may
show youp I'm so 'fraid I'll forget by
morning. Midget held up her
dimpled fingers. "Now, every body
do just as do" she said, gleefully,
Hold your thumbs together so, now
the.next fingers the same way, but the
next to that you must double in tight"
She held her chubby fingers in this
position, the palms together, the thumbs
lightly touching, also the forefingers,
but the second fingers folded in so that
her rosy nails and the dimples that
stood for knuckles touched, then the
third and fourth fingers met at the tips
as the thumbs and forefngers did.
Now" cried Midget, in great delight,
chow far can you 60 from the nurse?"
and she parted the thumbs as far as
they would 60. snow, how far from
the cookp' and the forefngers went
apart.
Then in suppressed glee she carefully
explained: You must skip the folded
fingers and 60 to the next. Now how far
can. you 60 from your dear, sweet
mammal" she cried in great triumph.
And odd it was that those queer little
fingers would not separate and the more
you tried the closer they were, not
Midget's tiny fingers, but papa's strong
ones and Judge Mills wrinkled ones.
As long as the second fingers are held
in bondage the third ones viii not sepa-
rate. Try it.. Christian WeeslQ,
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PuNeENT PARAGRAPHS.

The mouth is the window to the
intellect. Whitehall Times
To whom you betray your secret,
you give your liberty.
In waiting for rich relations to die
don't wait so long as to lose all your
energy.
The yearly manufacture of pins is
placed at 1895, 900, 900 in England, and
at 6,720, 600, 900 in New England.
-He-"Did you enjoy the sermonp'
She-"Of course did. I had on 9
new hat and dress. and the sexton
seated me directly in front of tina,
dreadful Miss Briggs. Detroit Free
Press. s~fev9 ~FHa
a man will buy lottery ticket.
month after month and not get dis
couraged. but if he fishes two hours
and fails to land a ten-pounder he ID
ready to take his affidavit that this
world is all fraud. fE
"A disgusted housekeeper says that
every new servant comes to her labelled
as willing. What she wants is to find
one who is unwilling-to undertake
duties far beyond her. Exchange.
Guest Ito landlord )-"I say, land.
lord, have you got such thing as an
encyclopedia about The house?" Land.
lord-"No. sir, we have not; but there
is gentleman from Boston in the read.
ing-room. -Harper's Bazaar.
1t is er mighty hard matter fur us
tersee de bad p'ints in er thief dat is
willin' ter lend US money, ur de good
p'ints in er homes man dat hab fused
ter do us favor. Oar amt er weaker
raskil in dis yere worl' den human ma
tur .-ArkansGw Traveller. ed.
-Jones-'1 say, Smith, I saw great
magician last night. He could give
you lemonade. or any drink you wanted
out of white high hat" Smith
That's nothing; we've got grocer on
our corner who can give you thirty
five, forty, and forty-fve cent butter
out of the same tub. .n-Harper's Bazaar.
-Editor-in-Chief- Hello there! Mr..
Clips" City Editor Clips-"Yes, sir. J"
.'Send half dozen reporters out i'm
mediately, and see what's the matter
down the street" ..Matterp Why !
don't see anything going on down
there" That's just the point. Don't
you see they are not digging it upe
There must be something under all
this. Give us good article, Mr.. Clips"
Boston Transcript.
Miss De Fashion, Horrors! It's
Sunday and my writing paper is all
gone" Little Brother-"That new
kind?" eyes" "Tll make you some.
Jane got bar of soap yesterday, and
the paper around it is Just like what you
had, rough and sort O. brown" Mon.
sense. My paper had red eyes"
''Yes, | know. I'll get Jane to cut it
the right size. and dip the edges in
raspberry jam. Omaha World.
Thoughtful Papa-"Eating candy
again, Tommy? How often I've told
you that this continual eating dcranges
the stomach! It's the worst thing you
can do. Your stomach needs rest. You
shouldn't keep it continually at work.
1t irritates it. Now remember, don't
let me see you eating again between
meals. -Hullo, Jack. let's go and have
nip! Just drank! What Of it? So
did /. Come on, old felIowv'-Boston
TRANSCRIPT. ~ - ~
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The Poah Fellah.

Charlie Knickerbocker-"What' the
matter, Gusp You theme all bwoke up.
Gus Snobberly-Yet eth, Chollie, I'm a
.pwefeetswreck. Cawt cold 1asth night.
s Gweat heayenth! have You been ex-
pothin yerselfp hr a
Invent to the opera. Chollie, and the
scoundrelly usher gave me pwogam
that had just been pwinted, and it wath
tho moist and damp that I got chilled
thu and thu. .--Teras Siftinos.
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nal Official has certainly registered my
advancement, but she shall be so hap
py to receive few lines from me that
she may believe wounded"
At the top of the ladder his officers
awaited him. The news had spread.
They congratulated their chief. His
body servant, Noelic, Briton, held
behind his back two pairs of galloons.
"a moment Captain. will sew them
on your coat No. l."
And after the shake hands, the COM
pliments, the double rations granted
to the crew, the punishments remitted,
Captain Robeline entered his cabin.
During his absence his mail had ar
rived. the mail from France! the mail
from Tamaris! The letters were scat
tered on his table
"All the happiness together to-day"
murmured he, full of joy, sending a
kiss to the portraits of his wife and
child.
He took Bertha's letter and opened
it. At this moment a knock resounded
on the door. ersa..s
"a message, Captain"
Distractedly he tore the envelopes;
doubtless some compliments from his
friends of the Respes division! OF a
sudden, he Strengthened himself, paler
than death, passed his hands on his
forehead and with a loud Mortified
voice, he read:
marcel relapsed. Lost. Courager'
"My Godr'
And he fell on his bed, his arms
stretched in despair.
Now. Captain. what has happened
to you?"
1t was Sailor Noelic bringing back
the coat No. 1, on which sione three
gold and two silver galloons, the
former old, the latter new
Robeline rose; unconsciously he
opened his desk. read again the mes
sage and his wife's letter. His hands
shook, he could not see line and he
turned the pages feverishly. When he
came to the last one, with a voice choked
with sobs trying to initiate the tone of
the voice OF the departed child, even his
lisp. he read:
my CHERISHED LITTLE FATHER: Since I
am well mamma has taught me how to write to
enable me to write alone to you to tell you that
love you with all my heart, and that find the
time very long without you.
Please do not forget to bring me plenty Of
Chinese toys.
II kiss you thousands of times. Your good
boy. MARCEL RoBELINE"
80, Noelic, my poor Noelic!'
He leaned on the sailors neck in his
need of speaking to somebody, allowing
his heart to break for pity around
him.
Then, showing the portrait of his
child that laughed in the midst of the
swords and revolycrs. he exclaimed:
''He is dead! Noelic, my little one is
deadr'
And while the sailor supported him,
without letting go his hold OIL the coat
No. 1, Captain Robeline cried long
time. Big tears rolled fast and heavy
down his cheeks and fell OLE his new
galloons.
Poor father.-Front the French, in N.
7. Graphic.
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LESSONS IN ETIQUETTE.
How q Detroit Kitchen Lady Assonished
Book Agent.

How Detroit Kitchen Lady Assonished a
Book Agent.
MADAME, he began, as the door
opened, Il am selling a new book on
Etiquette and Department.
90, you are!' she responded. go
down there on the grass and clean the
mud off your feet
Eyes, 'em. As was saying, ma am,
/ am sel--'
''Take off your hat! Never address a
strange lady at her door without re-
moving your hat
"Yes'm. Now, then, as I was saw
ing"
Take your hands out of your
pockets! No gentleman ever carries
his hands there.
"Yes'm. Now, ma am, this work on
Eti-'
Throw out your cud. If a gentle
man uses tobacco he is careful not to
disgust others by the habit
"Yes'm. Now, ma am. in calling
your attention to this valuable-''
'Wait! Put that dirty handkerchief
out of sight and use less grease on your
hair. Now you look half way decent.
You have book on Etiquette and De-
pertinent. Very well. Idon'twant it.
l am only the hired girl. You can
come in, however, and talk with the
lady of the house. She called me a
liar this morning, and l think she
needs something of the kind. Detroit
Free Press.
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MAGNETIC SURPRISES.
Franks Played by Electricity on Dog, Q
Uust-pan and q Dinner Pail.

Dust-Pan and a Dinner Pail.
A gentleman who is the owner Of a
young setter dog is bringing him up in
the way that a dog should 60, accord
ing to the ethics of Solomon; nay,
more, he has spoiled the rod, in fact.
several rods, while his puppyship evi-
IDENTIFY thought that he was sharing the
fate of the flagellant. He is also
skilled amateur machinist, and dur
ing leisure evenings employed his time
in making unique collar of polished
iron plates, elaborately fashioned and
then nickel plated. .
One of the methods of instruction
consisted in guiding the dog in the elc-
mentary stages of certain evoiutions
by inserting the point of whip under
the dog s collar, and by the slight pres
sure exerted one way or the other teach
him the desired movement; in this
manner the motions of the dog became
responsive to,a slight pressure on the
neck, such as is often seen in cavalry
horses and other saddle horses, ex-
cept those in the eastern part of the
country, where they still retain the old
method of guiding saddle horses by
the bit II
The other evening our friend entered
an electric-lighting station, accom-
panied by the dog, when it was noticed
that the dog was moving sidewise
toward a dynamo and at the same time
exhibiting symptoms of the most abject
fear, and his MASTER, divining the
cause, pulled the dog away just as he
was almost juxtaposition to the re-,
volving armature of Il Brush dynamo.
The dog had been true to his training
and obeyed the slight pressure on his
neck caused by the attraction which the
field magnets exerted upon his collar.
A mishap illustrating human stupid
ity in the same manner that this showed
brute intelligence occurred in the Same
station a few evenings earlier. The
manager of this company is extremely
strenuous on the point of keeping the
station in perfect order; in fact he is
reputed to be poison particular" On
this evening he was showing some yis-
itors over the station, when new man,
while passing the other side of dyna-
mo with a dust-pan full of sweepings,,
suddenly, with dexterous turn of the
wrist, threw the contents over the party;
and as the honest German laborer threw
up his hands in astonishment, the mag
netic attraction completed its work,
drawing the dust pan completely off
his hands, and it became transfixed to
the field magnets.
And this is the reason why tnis sta
ton is equipped with brass dust-pans,
and the advice is passed along to all
electric light stations. u @s.' ~
But this article, like most affairs
mundane, must lead either to the table
or the church. And it shall be the
former, for correspondent at st. Paul
sends us an account of the woes of a
laborer passing the dynamo with a
dinner-pail, seeking cool place for a
dinner, when the magnetic attraction
suddenly twisted the bottom of the pail
and upturned the whole contents upon,
the floor beyond recovery. Electrical
ReUlelD
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In San Francisco there are four Jour-

I'm San Francisco there are four Jour-
mails regularly published in Chinese
characters. By the Chinese method a
good printer can produce only four
hundred sheetsa day. Five days work,
therefore, is required to print an edition
of one thousand copies. The journals
are printed with black ink upon single
sheets of white paper, except on the
Chinese New Year, when the printing
is done with red ink or upon red
paper. er.-Prtnters' Register.
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Likes and Dlslikes.

az s'pose you like customers that
pay as they go, said suspicious party
as he registered his name.
YES replied the hotel clerk, ''it
they've got baggage; if they haven't,
we like IN to pay as they come, Two
dollars. please. IN Z Sun.
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A Pretty Hard Crowd

Farmers must be a dreadful inn
proper set of men," remarked Mrs.
McSwilligen. gs4 s5 s-am
"How do you make that outph asked
her husband. aa.,as-g f,.f.as as a.
"Why, they shock even wheat and
corn. Pittsburgh Chronicle. ..-5.s
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EVER TRUE.

yovous at heart as summer day
A lassie stands by the meadow way,
And looks at face that is very dear,
And wonders in words that know I
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-"Waiter," he said, in quite loud
tone of voice, .'have you got any cham
pagne on ice?" "Yes, sir.'' "Well.
bring me bottle of-bcer." whispered
the young mann. y Ledger.
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is it not better to work and win
than to play aud lose
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1887-12-24
GRENADA. MISS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER24. 1891
A Valuable Medical Treatise.

The edition for 1888 of the sterling
Medical annual, known as Hostetters
Almanac, is now ready, and may be oh.
tained, free of cost, of druggists and
general country dealers in all parts of the
United States, Mexico, and indeed in
every civilized portion of the Western
Hemisphere. This Almanac has been is
sued regularly at the commencement of
every year for over one,ffth OF centu,
ry. 1t combines, with the soundest
practical advice for the preservation and
restoration of health, large amount of
interesting and amusing light reading,
md the calendar, astronomical calcula>
tions, chronological items, &C ARE prepar-
ed with great care, and will be found
entirely accurate. The issue OF Hostel.
ter's Almanac for 1883 will probably b
the largest edition of medical work
ever published in any country. The
Messrs. Hostter &Co,, Pitts,
burgh, Pa, on receipt OF a two cent
stamp, will forward a copy by mail to
a"y person who cannot procure one in
his neighborhood.
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We COPY the following from the Gre
aa correspondent of the Sunday
|,res Of Memphis, who is Mr.. Harry
>llins, the steady, moral and lnteiil-
ht foreman of this Office:
The death of my young friend, A. Il. NC
Rnry. by whose side have passed many
basSr,t hours at the "case,' asWell as on tie
|der field OF social life, makes me 1eel sau as
hi as sympathetic, and brings before me
ry yividly the short span nl human ne.
Tho some few weeks ago, on Looking aC uis
|Rorous frame and active "hergles, Wouiu
Eve dreamed so soon that he Woula nave
fllen before the shaft of the "insatlate arcn-
l" Benevolent in his disposition, klh9 IN
lis associations, his society was ever Pieas-
hit, because he loved 'sumor WlthpuI ,..! snaap-
less and enjoyed repe tee Without pit'eln.ss nrds
our long and free intercourse, no Worus
lara aver spoken by him that needed quail
eation much less retraction. AS with me,
Iwith his other friends and companions,
K he was a favorite with oil. But the mex
liable demands of the grave claimed MIN pe,
Ire even the responsibilities OF mahIooa
ested on his life. Just as ne pegan 10 ",it loUh
hi upon the world and grasp those lnnocent
teasIires that arise by the development Ol
Innd and character he was stricken d0Wn
die Coming home from your Deautllul
|itv where he was engaged in his call,ng as
nrintar, two weeks ago, he took his pea nev
Il 4 IN ris. again, and expired on last Wednes'
|ay n'rht in the full confidence OF tne Cnlis
ian's faith. Farewell, Arch! until we neet et
sy ond uthe river" where the pleasures VI
gsocIation will never be broken, s,ofm-
louds will never rise nor suns ever fe''
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Marsden's Pectoral Balm For Coughs,
Colds, Group, and lncipient Consump'i
on, Will cure Bronchitis, Sore Thro I
q I'd Asthma
I'm the midst of life we are in death" +"
That fell destroyer consumption is ever
ready to seize upon his victims. Be.on
your guard, therefore, and when you are
attacked by cough, or cold in the chest
use Marsden's Pectoral Balm. 1t is an
infallible cnre.
"a small hole will sink in grea'
ship" and triaiug cough, if not checked
in time, may lead to consumption and
death Be always prepared by having
bottle of Marsden's Pectoral Balm il
the house 1t will Immediately relieve
and cure you.
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Give Them A Chaneei

That is to say. your lunps, Also all
your breathing machinery, Very wonder-
ful machinery it il. Not only the larger
ir-passage,hut the thousands Of little
tubes and cavities leading from them.
When these are clogged ard choked
with matter which ought not to be there
your lungs cannot half do their work.
And what they do, they cannot d.
we'll. .
Call 1t cold, cough, Group, pneuinoniv,
catarrh, consum ption or any Of the family
of throat and nose and head and lung
Instructions, all are bad. All ought to
be got rid Of, There is just one sure way
to get rid uf them. That is TO take Bos.
chee's German Syrup, which any drug
gist will sell you at 75cents bottle
Even if everything else has failed you
you may depend upon this for certain
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1887-12-24

Mr.. N. Fl. Frohlichstein, of Mobile
Ala, Writes: I take great pleasure in
r commencing DR.. Kings New Discov.
ry for consumption, having used it for
severe attack of Bronchitis and Cstarrh.
1t gave me instant reliet and entirel,
cured me and I have not been afflicted
since, / also beg to state that I had trie
ot"er remedies with no good result, Hav'
also used Electric Bit'ers and DR.. King
New Life Pills. both OF which l caL
recommend.
DR. Kings New Discovery for Cons
sumption, Coughs ana Colds, is sold o..
a positive guarantee.
Trial BOTTLES free at Drug; Store B'anun'
& Goodwin. no l
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Habitual Constipation.

And kidney and liver ills, depending on
weak or inactive condition Of the kid
news, liver, or bowels, are successfully
and permanently cured only by the use
of the gentle yet effective laxative and
diuretic, Syrup Of Figs. Its advantages
are evident; it is easily taken, pleasing
to the taste acceptable to the stomach,
harmless to the most delicate system,
and truly beneficial in effective.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1887-12-24
EXECUTION SALE,
Jas. F. limbs & Co., for use and
benefit Of R, W. McAfee,
W. s. Ingram.

W. D. Ingram.
Under and by virtue Of an execution is
sued by B. c. Adams, Mayor and er-o6icit
Justice Of the Peace, in and for distric
No. ], County Of Grenada ana Stnte o.
Mississippi, in the apove-styled cause, fol
the amount Of one hundred and thirty.
eig ght and forty one. hundreth dollars, prin.
ciple, interest and costs; I, the undersi gned
will on the Ist Monday and
2D DAY OF JANUARY, A. D., 1888,
offer for sale, atpublic vendue, in front Of
the court house door in Grenada, in the
said county of Grenada to the highest bid,
der for cash, all the right, title, interest
and estate, In law aud in equity of said W
8. Ingram, ofin and to the following de-
scribed realty, to-wit: Lots numbered 1O3
lO4 and lO5, on the survey Of said town
in the east ward Of the city of Grenada, in
the county of Grenada, in the State Of
Mississippi said realty being levied up
on as the property of sad defendant, and
sold to satisfy said judgment and all costs
L. c. DuBARD, Constable.
Nov. 26-4t
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woutlerful Cures,

w. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Re
tail Druggists Of Rome, Ga,, say: We
have been selling DR., Kings New Discov'
cry, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for two years. Have new
er handled remedies that sell as well, or
give such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures affected
by these medicines in this city Several
cases Of pronounced Consumption have
been entirely cured by use of a few bot
ties of DR.. Kings New Discovery used
i, connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by Bran
UNI & Goodwin
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LAND NOTICE.
LEASE OF 10th SECTION.

LEASE OF 18th SECTION.
Pursuant to an order Of the Board OF
Supervisors, of Grenada County. Missis
sippl, rendered at the December term 1887
Thereof the undersigned Commissioner
will on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81, 'S7
in front of the eastern door of the Court
House, lease to the highest bidder for
term of SO years, the north.west quar-
ter of Section l6, Township %, Range 4
east, on credit of one, two, three and
tour years, with 10 per cent. interest
from day Of lease. with good sureties, to
bs approved by the Commissioner. Said
and will be sold in subdivisions if it be
TO the interest Of the county to do 20,
L. R. TURNER,
Dec. 10, 'S7-3t Comr'
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Christmas presents for the little ones
of all sorts and sizes. Dolls from life
size to the smallest. Small wooden toys
innumerable, perfumes of every odor and
of every size bottle. Toilet and fancy
soaps, down to pure CASTLE. Children's
toy tools, saws, hammers and planes,
lamps of all sizes, and different colors,
with an endless variety of Christmas
presents for children, which cannot be
enumerated. All these and many other
things can be found at Bernhards, cheap
for cash.
L. BERNHA ARDT. IL
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Tovsl TOys!! TOys!ll

Toys of every description from the
smallest to the largest. Wagons TOR
express, for groceries, for truch' 5l,,,,s In the
music department, accordians, drums,
fiddlps and harps from the least to the
greatest size. Glassware Of every COLOR
and for every use of different sizes,
crockeryware Of cups, plates, dishes mugs
and pitchers, with tinware for every use
and at every price.
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IBucklen'a Arntc tcR Nal We,

The bes' Salve IN the worId for Gun
bruises, Sores, Ul'rrr, Salt Rheum, ,Feve
,ores, letter, Chappe Hands, Chilblau'
Uorns, AMI all skin Eruptions, and pos.
itigely curs Piles, or no pay required
1t is guaranteed to give periec' -aCistac
ton. or 'ooncy r unded. Price 10 cent.
a box For sale bv B,snum & Goodwin.
Tie~1Klvi